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   Megan Lynch (she/her) (meganl@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 02:47:39 JST Megan Lynch (she/her)

   I am very careful moving around because I know the ableism at UC Davis has weakened me and made me gain a LOT of weight, making me more prone to falling. I have no partner, no children, no real social network to help me out if I get injured.

   But the heat also makes me move as quickly as I can manage so I can get out of the sun/heat.

   I tripped over my own pedal today, falling face-forward onto the ground.

   Luckily I was wearing a helmet AND I was falling onto dirt. But it still injured me.

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     Megan Lynch (she/her) (meganl@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 02:47:39 JST Megan Lynch (she/her)

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     None of my neighbors saw, or if they saw they didn't inquire into it. I laid on the ground until I could catch my breath, tend to my pride, and summon the strength to get enough leverage & balance to get back up again.

     I don't know what it is with me this month. I have a big scab on my left shin from barking it on a pedal, and now I have a gash further down on my right shin from tripping and falling forward.

     I was able to get myself out of this predicament, but it does worry me because

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     Megan Lynch (she/her) (meganl@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 05-Aug-2024 03:07:49 JST Megan Lynch (she/her)

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     I *really do* take extra precautions and take the risk of injury at my age, with my disabilities, and our thin social support network quite seriously.

     It's another example of how wearing a helmet isn't only about car collisions, no matter how much abled dudes love to pretend it is.

     I'm 6 ft tall and weigh....a lot. Falling over like that could throw my head at the ground quite hard. I was grateful I had my helmet on.

     And fuck UC Davis' ableism for increasing the risk this would happen.